Full Description
How can we help students develop the thinking skills they need to be successful learners? How does this relate to deep learning of important concepts? How can we engage and support diverse learners in inclusive classrooms where they develop understanding and thinking skills?
In this book, Faye and Leyton explore these questions and offer classroom examples to help busy teachers develop communities where all students learn. This book is written by two experienced educators who offer a welcoming and "can do" approach to the big ideas in education today. In this book, you will find:
insightful ways to teach diverse learners, e.g., literature and information circles, open-ended strategies, cooperative learning, inquiry curriculum design frameworks, e.g., universal design for learning (UDL) and backward design assessment for, of, and as learning
lessons to help students develop deep learning and thinking skills in English, Social Studies, and Humanities
excellent examples of theory and practice made accessible real school examples of collaboration — teachers working together to create better learning opportunities for their students
Contents
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Meeting the Needs of All Learners 1
Chapter 2 Working Together As a School 13
Chapter 3 Assessment that Supports Learning 23
Chapter 4 Frameworks and Approaches to Support Diverse Learners 41
Chapter 5 Starting the Year with Significance 55
Chapter 6 Inquiry and Thematic Teaching 77
Chapter 7 Memoir Writing 99
Chapter 8 Inquiry: Aboriginal Peoples of Canada 119
Chapter 9 Inquiry and Oral Language 155
Chapter 10 Engaging Critically with Text 177
Chapter 11 Problem Solving in Geography 197
Chapter 12 Online Literature Circles: Students and Teachers Learning Together 225
Professional References 243
Student Resources 249
Chapter by Chapter Index 253
